Considerations in Geriatric Prescribing

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Considerations in Geriatric Prescribing

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Effects of Aging on Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

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The effect of aging on pharmacokinetics (absorption, volume of distribution, clearance rate, and elimination half-life) and pharmacodynamics (the effect of a drug at a given dose) is crucial to understanding how drugs should be prescribed in the elderly patient (J. B. Schwartz 1999; Semla and Rochon 2006).

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